Lawmakers discuss plan to gradually lift retirement age in China
Published: 10:00pm, 11 Sep 2024Updated: 10:26pm, 11 Sep 2024 China’s top legislature has reviewed a plan to gradually raise the retirement age, months after...
‘Alarming details’ uncovered in allegations against Philippine celebrity preacher
Police in the Philippines said on Wednesday more people had come forward alleging sexual abuse by celebrity pastor Apollo Quiboloy, pointing to what they...
What are Hong Kong’s trade offices and why are they in cross hairs of US bill?
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could lead to the closure of Hong Kong’s three trade offices in the country....
Ex-CIA officer who spied for China faces prison time and lifetime of polygraph tests
A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for...
China playing it safe with capital, researchers say, as SOEs get hefty payout
Too much new capital in China is being allocated to companies regarded as “safe” rather than those which could drive growth through innovation –...
China’s Wuhan virology institute creates nasal Covid-19 vaccine for ‘future pandemics’
Researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have developed a nanovaccine candidate that could offer universal protection against all major Covid-19 variants...
Migrant workers will be back on Hong Kong site after authorities intervene in pay dispute
A group of about 50 migrant workers embroiled in a pay dispute with a middleman will be back on site on Thursday at a...
Shengshu AI says its Sora-like text-to-video tool will bring down production costs
Published: 8:30pm, 11 Sep 2024Updated: 8:45pm, 11 Sep 2024 Shengshu AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm focusing on text-to-video models, held an event on...
How Iranian missiles can tip balance in Russia’s favour in Ukraine war
As the world focuses on Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region and Russia’s potential breach of defences outside Pokrovsk, little attention is being paid...